36 Years Ago

36 Years Ago, Vienna 1971—A Student Journal

Day 342: Chopin and Dolly

Day 342 — Chopin and Dolly
09-Jul-1972 (Sun.)

Warsaw Old Town Square
My last day in Warsaw is filled with stuff to do. Walks, palace grounds and park areas, concerts—Chopin, men’s choir—and a Polish version of Hello Dolly. Plenty of pictures. On one hand I say Warsaw is drab, on the other hand, it’s beautiful.
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Day 307: Beautiful Sundays

Day 307 — Beautiful Sundays
04-Jun-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)

Vienna has a ton of beautiful Sundays in the spring. It brings everyone to the parks. I am trying to figure out my summer plans. What to do?
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Day 286: Beautiful spring; Opera #50

Day 286 — Beautiful spring; Opera #50
14-May-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)

Enjoying the parks and ducks
Not much happening today, on a beautiful Viennese spring day. Wait—tonight I attend my 50th opera performance in Vienna. Yes, Vienna is the city of music.
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Day 242: A day in the park

Day 242 — A day in the park
31-March-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)

Schonbrunn Palace Gardens
I spend a relaxing day in Vienna’s beautiful parks. They are beautiful.
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Day 237: Beautiful Vienna in the spring

Day 237 — Beautiful Vienna in the spring
26-March-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)

Vienna park in spring
Spring has arrived in Vienna and the city is beautiful. I head off to church, and then off to practice, taking a long walk through central Vienna to the school. Great opportunities during these walks to take lots of pictures.
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Day 230: Parks, Prater, Films, and Fairs

Day 230 — Parks, Prater, Films, and Fairs
19-March-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)

People in the park
Not only is today a beautiful spring day in Vienna, but I head off to Prater to see Vienna’s International Fair and some smelly cows. Unfortunately, the film festival at night includes a film that shows the slaughter of those cows. Another example of the Ying and Yang of life.

I show a TON of pictures today of Vienna’s beautiful parks and sights.
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Day 181: Vienna in the snow, beautiful

Day 181 — Vienna in the snow, beautiful
30-January-1972 (Sontag–Sun.)

Vienna park snowfall
Today it snows in Vienna. The parks are quiet, serene and beautiful in the snow. Here are a few photos.
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Day 083: Celebrating the spirit of humanity

Day 83 — Celebrating the spirit of humanity
24-October-1971 (Sun.)

Autumn in Baden
I’m sightseeing in Baden, Austria today and spend the day walking and getting some well-needed exercise. I rediscover the beauty of nature and the spirit of humankind. People are people, and kids are kids—all over the world. Something to remember.

Plenty of beautiful autumn-like pictures today. Also check out the photos and slide shows today.
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Day 076: Sunday walks and music

Day 76 — Sunday walks and music
17-October-1971 (Sun.)

Vienna park in autumn
It’s Sunday—a Bruckner mass, a walk in the park, and a great French horn performance by Hermann Baumann—remember, I’m a horn player. A frustrated horn player; though I haven’t been complaining lately. Happy

Fall/winter is on the way.
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Day 069: The early bird gets the book

Day 69 — The early bird gets the book
10-October-1971 (Sun.)

Brass band in park
Today is such a jam-packed day—from the early-bird in line for tickets, to a morning mass, reading books, walking in the park, taking pictures, and ending with a night opera—today was, well, jam-packed.

I take a tangent on the
benefits of reading. I’ll throw in a bunch of pictures if you promise to read about reading.
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Day 029: The beautiful parks of Vienna

Day 29 — The beautiful parks of Vienna
31-August-1971 (Tue.)

Man with pigeon
Last day of German class exams. Studying in the beautiful parks of Vienna. Travel the world virtually with Google Earth.
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